I’m a planner by nature. I love to create plans and strategies that help us achieve our goals for the future. Lately, my planning has been running into the year 2010 a lot. But I keep finding myself stumbling over how to say 2010.
Is it?
Two thousand ten
Just “ten”
Someone even told me it was “oh ten” which doesn’t seem right, but there is technically still a zero in front of ten.
So help me out. How do you say 2010?
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I have been saying “twenty-ten”. Curious as to what others say!
Morning! i’ve actually dealt with this lately too because we are planning for a few 2010 events – i’ve been saying 0h-ten. that’s just me though – i do think saying just 10 sounds really odd
I’ve been saying twenty ten as well!
I’ve been saying “two thousand ten,” but I don’t like that it takes so long to say. After reading the previous comments, I think I may switch to “twenty ten.” Thanks Ladybird and Anne!
Oh yeah, I forgot to put “twenty ten” in the list. This does seem the most natural.
Hilarious post, because I struggle with the same thing. I catch myself saying oh-ten. Which sounds odd, but in a mtg I said “ten” the other day, and someone said, “in ten what, days, weeks? I need a little more detail here.”
So I up for direction in this area. Good Luck in finding out for the rest of us!
Kevin
I’m “twenty-ten” too. Weird how fast that will be here … glad you are getting to the bottom of this for us!
I think Twenty-Ten, sounds good.
See you soon.
Love Dad
I think the proper way would be Two Thousand ten, however, I say 20 10
i use 20 10 (but it kinda sounds like your talking about your vision,) all the time at work but i kinda like oh ten also
twenty-ten is the way I say it! “By the year twenty-ten….” =)
Sarah and I are way too much alike b/c I was going to say “o”-10. It sounds stupid and i love it!
I’m old-fashioned and say TWO THOUSAND TEN. I also say Two Thousand and nine for this year, not 20-0-9. There’s no confusion for anyone when you say the full thing. But I’m sure I like the long version because of my writing background…I’m a dork like that.
I’ve been saying aught-ten …Why? no clue! Jus tthink it sounds funny I guess!
I like 20-10, it just rolls off the tongue. Great question!
you have to tell us what you decide!
it’s 0-10: easier to say than 20-10.
I’m with the majority…. TWENTY TEN… sounds good!
20-10
How about two thousand ten?
I know, I’m original
Uh…
Two thousand ‘n’ ten = two thousand and ten, but with a shortened emphasis on “and” to make it ‘n’…?
maybe?
I’ve actually spent time wondering about this for next year (I really do have more challenging thoughts). I think “twenty ten” rolls off the tongue well… So maybe I’ll stick with THAT!
@MandyThompson – I love how that southern girl in you just has to find a way out
The business gal in me is talking in terms of FY10 and oh, by the way, FY11 and FY12. Yep. I’m a planner too. But like Chris said in her comment, for me personally, twenty ten, twenty eleven, twenty twelve seems to roll best.
two thousand ten… but i think twenty-ten is WAAAAAAAAAAY better.
or ten-twenty for the dyslexic…
… just sayin’….
Twenty-Ten is it.
Most tv & radio newscasters are saying ‘twenty’ for 2010 and beyond. Advertisers havn’t yet made the switch, for some odd reason.
I say twenty-ten, you wouldn’t say ninteenhundted and ten would you?
i kno im going to be in the yearbook comitee and stuff and i have a hard time to figure it out how about ” 1-Oh”"the big 1-Oh”"2-OH-1-Oh”"2-Oh-10″”20-1-ohs” idk this years so odd
I’m sticking with 20-10. Twenty Ten. Easy to say, everyone understands and you don’t end up looking like a dork!
Ya oh ten sounds silly
20-10 is the way to go and I will make to point to belittle all the oh-ten ppl
you’ve been warned ;-p
i want to say 2010, we’ve been saying it for nearly 10 years now, i dont want it to change!!
Well, i don’t know about anyone else(looking at the comments above, i think i’m the odd one out) but i say “two thousand and ten” but i hear people say “0h ten” and “twenty ten”
My prediction: Y2K10 (why-two-kay-ten) or MMX (emm-emm-ex). I suppose by the time that year ever rolls around (IF it ever rolls around), people may chop off the Y, and shorten it to 2K10. Two-Kay-Ten, folks.
um. im in denial. im not ready for 2010 yet.
I live in Ohio. We say O-H-One-O
Two thousand ten I think is prety cool.
We didn't call 1910 "One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten," we called it "Nineteen Ten," so I'm calling this year Twenty Ten. I know we've been calling recent years Two Thousand Eight, Two Thousand Nine, etc., but saying Twenty-Eight would have been misleading. Twenty-Ten is not. And at some point it'll be 2018–are you going to say "Two Thousand Eighteen"? No. "Two Thousand Thirty Seven?" No. So, Twenty Ten is a good year to break the Thousand-calling and start using the twenty!
The NAGG (National Association of Good Grammar) has made there decree.
And the winner is….
drum roll please….
Twenty ten
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